Pokemon GO reveals a shiny new debut for the Precious Pals event

Pokemon Go A new buddy Pokemon event called Precious Pals will soon be held, and it will be marked by the debut of Shiny Fiduff in the mobile game. Pokemon Go Players will have the opportunity to earn more hearts by walking with their favorite Pokémon, and they have the chance to find special shiny critters when the Precious Pals program is active.

Known as the Puppy Pokemon, Fiduff first appeared Pokemon Scarlet and Purple. Fidough's cute design and fairy-type features made it an instant hit Pokemon fans. Fidough evolves into Daschbun at level 26, where it gives a significant boost to its high defense stat and makes it the easiest Fairy Pokemon to find in Paldea. in Pokemon GoFidough first appeared in January 2025 during the Fidough Fetch event. Developing Fidough in Daschbun Pokemon Go Only 50 Fidough Candies are needed. After evolving into Daschbun, the Canine Fairy Pokémon can use attacks such as Fire Fang and Play Rough to throw opponents.

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one time Pokemon GoThe next high Zaptitude event ends in January, trainers will have another event to prepare for soon after. Shiny Fido will make its debut Pokemon Goof the Precious Pals program, and it will be featured alongside other shiny Pokemon. Pokemon GoThe Precious Pals program is part of the Precious Path season of the same name. Precious Pals begins on Tuesday, January 20th, at 10:00 PM local time, and ends on Sunday, January 25th, at 8:00 PM local time.

After Precious Pals launches, Shiny Fidough and Shiny Daschbun will be available Pokemon Go Available through later development, for trainers to add to their collection. Pokemon Go Players will also have the chance to find Shiny Golden in the Precious Pulse event through egg hatching and wild encounters. Additionally, shiny versions of Pokemon such as Zorua, Wimpod, and Espurr will appear through wild encounters. Also, hatching a 2km Pokemon egg will give trainers the chance to catch shiny versions of baby Pokemon like Togepi, Riolu, and Happy.

Pokemon GO Precious Pals Event Bonus (January 20 to 25, 2026)

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  • Extra Candy XL when walking with your friend Pokemon.

  • Earn extra hearts with your Buddy Pokemon.

  • Increased chance of shiny golden encounters.

  • Increased chance to hatch Shiny Golden and Shiny Fiduff.

  • Limited-Time Evolution Requirement: Evolve Eevee into Sylveon after earning 20 hearts with Eevee as your companion.*

  • Limited-Time Evolution Requirement: Evolve Pancham into Pangoro by catching 10 Dark-type Pokemon with Pancham as your companion.*

  • Limited-Time Evolution Requirement: Evolve Pawmo into Pawmot after exploring 5 km with Pawmo as your companion.*

  • *These evolution requirements will revert to normal requirements on Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. local time.

Evolution requirements for Pokemon like Eevee and Pancham will also be relaxed during Precious Friends. When Eevee evolves into Sylveon Pokemon Go Normally requiring 70 hearts through the Buddy Pokemon system before using 25 Eevee Candy, Precious Pals will reduce the heart requirement to 20 when the program is active. Similarly, evolving Pancham into Pangoro requires temporarily catching 10 Dark-type Pokémon (down from 32), and evolving Pawmo into Pawmot instead requires walking five kilometers (down from 25 km). Therefore, trainers are looking to add Sylvain, Pangoro and Pawmott Pokemon Go Collections should wait until Valuable Pals are activated to make them easier to manage.

Shiny Pokemon that can appear during Precious Friends

2 km eggs

  • golden

  • Togepi

  • happy

  • Riolu

  • Fidoff

Wild encounters

  • golden

  • Jorua

  • Wimpod

  • Fidoff

  • Espurr

Precious Pals will also have paid time research that can be unlocked by purchasing a Precious Pals Ultra Ticket Box for $4.99 after the event goes live. Precious Pals will also overlap with the month-long January 2026 Pokemon Go Pass the event, which will give trainers the opportunity to meet a legendary Pokemon called Dialga. cause, Pokemon Go Trainers can earn multiple rewards simultaneously after purchasing a January 2026 GO Pass and Precious Pals Paid Time Research ticket. Event-themed field research tasks and collection challenges will also be available for everyone Pokemon GO Precious Pals players to meet at the time.

While Pokemon Go With new critters still running low to add to the game, trainers won't have to wait long for news about the game. Pokemon The immediate future of the franchise. with Pokemon Go 10 years old in 2026, and Pokemon As the series celebrates its 30th anniversary throughout the year, only time will tell what The Pokemon Company and Scopely have planned.


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